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Captain Z-Ro is an American children's television show that ran locally on KRON in San Francisco and KTTV in Los Angeles, from November 1951 through 1953, and was later nationally syndicated in the United States, beginning Dec. 18, 1955 and ending its run of original episodes on June 10, 1956. It remained in syndication until 1960. Modeled on the science fiction space operas popular at the time, it featured sets and costumes emulating the futuristic designs of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
Original Release
12/18/1955
US Release
12/18/1955
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roy Steffens | Captain Z-Ro / British Officer / Soldier / Warrior / Woo Song |
| Bruce Haynes | Jet |
| Jack Cahill | Tetro / Espinsoza / Friar Tuck / Deputy / Magellan / Walter Hurst |
| Richard Glyer | Benedict Arnold / Sutherland / Paulding / Finley / Grenault du Plessis / John Hayes / King John / William Tell |
| John Trigonis | Blackbeard / Edecon / Genghis Khan / Little John / McGowan / Sam Brannon |
| Joe Miksak | Daniel Boone - as a Man / George Washington / Tetro / Gerhard Gessler / Lieutenant Hammond / Gen. George Washington / Major Andre |
| Sydney Walker | James Marshall / King Alfred / Leonardo / Will Scarlette / William of Normandy |
| Robert Warfield | Guard / Seaman / Soldier / Warrior |
| Mike Chamberlin | Micro / Cortez / Manuel / Lombardo |
| Jack Fleming | Alfredo / Arco / Robin Hood / Sheriff / Deputy / Sgt. Stevens |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Columbus | Sunday, 18 December 1955 |
| 2 | Daniel Boone | Sunday, 25 December 1955 |
| 3 | Marco Polo | |
| 4 | Benedict Arnold | |
| 5 | King John | |
| 6 | Magellan | |
| 7 | Pony Express | |
| 8 | William Tell | Sunday, 05 February 1956 |
| 9 | Roger the Robot | |
| 10 | Blackbeard the Pirate | |
| 11 | Attila the Hun | |
| 12 | Robin Hood | |
| 13 | Washington and Howe | |
| 14 | Curse of Ra | |
| 15 | Hernando Cortez | |
| 16 | Molly Pitcher | |
| 17 | Discovery of Gold | |
| 18 | Meteor | |
| 19 | Captain Cook and the Hawaiian Islands | |
| 20 | Aztec Papers | |
| 21 | Genghis Khan | |
| 22 | The Great Pyramid of Giza | |
| 23 | Leonardo DaVinci | |
| 24 | William the Conqueror | |
| 25 | Adventure in Space | |
| 26 | King Alfred |
Directors
Writers
Roy Steffens, Bob Keith, Edward F. Dolan Jr., Friedrich Schiller
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roy Steffens | Captain Z-Ro / British Officer / Soldier / Warrior / Woo Song |
| Bruce Haynes | Jet |
| Jack Cahill | Tetro / Espinsoza / Friar Tuck / Deputy / Magellan / Walter Hurst |
| Richard Glyer | Benedict Arnold / Sutherland / Paulding / Finley / Grenault du Plessis / John Hayes / King John / William Tell |
| John Trigonis | Blackbeard / Edecon / Genghis Khan / Little John / McGowan / Sam Brannon |
| Joe Miksak | Daniel Boone - as a Man / George Washington / Tetro / Gerhard Gessler / Lieutenant Hammond / Gen. George Washington / Major Andre |
| Sydney Walker | James Marshall / King Alfred / Leonardo / Will Scarlette / William of Normandy |
| Robert Warfield | Guard / Seaman / Soldier / Warrior |
| Mike Chamberlin | Micro / Cortez / Manuel / Lombardo |
| Jack Fleming | Alfredo / Arco / Robin Hood / Sheriff / Deputy / Sgt. Stevens |
| H.A. Chamberlin | Micro |
| Mark Sheeler | Guy de Burgundy / High Priest / Wan Soo |
| Jack Sullivan | Carlos / Soldier / Warrior |
| Norman Rehm | Guard / Soldier / Warrior |
| Michael Donn Random | Attila / Slade |
| Edward Sterlingson | Columbus / Gen. William Howe |
| Maurice Argent | Baron Fitzgerald / John Sutter |
| Martin Ponch | Almeric / Stephen Langton / Priest |
| R. Steffensen | Ricardo / Richards |
| Leon Forbes | Indian / Smith / Williams |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Henry Brown | Producer |
| Kathleen K. Rawlings | Producer |
